Mr. Xiao, can I borrow your wedding invitation?

Chapter 99 Almost Killed the Ticket
Xiao Shen ran his fingertips over her reddened lips, soft and bouncy, his tone ambiguous between praise and sarcasm, "You really are a ruthless woman, but I like it, it's exciting!"

Nan Wu: "..."

At around 7:50, Jiang Rourou arrived at the address provided by the other party. It was an abandoned factory. As agreed, she did not have the driver or anyone else follow her. She carried her suitcase alone and dragged it inside.

The area was deserted, and the air was filled with the smell of musty dust. Jiang Rourou covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief, cursing all the way.

What the hell is this place?

She wouldn't have come to be tortured if she wasn't afraid that Nan Wu would come back alive.

"anyone there?"

"Someone..."

Several thugs dressed in red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple appeared.

Jiang Rourou took a few steps back in fear, her face full of disgust. She didn't want to look at him for long. These people used to be her pursuers. Her first boyfriend was a bartender with dyed yellow hair, an earring, and a big tattoo around his neck. At that time, she thought he was super cool and handsome. She was a devoted follower for more than a year before she finally won him over.

Now that her status is different, her aesthetic sense is different too. She no longer looks down on this kind of non-mainstream culture; the young masters of wealthy families are her target.

Where is my sister?

"Where's the money?"

Jiang Rourou tapped the box. "I'm not stupid. You need to let me see if my sister is safe!"

The leader of the thugs gave a wink, and his underlings tossed him a phone.

There was a video above, which Jiang Rourou clicked on.

In the scene, several men are punching and kicking a woman. The sounds of their blows are almost audible through the screen. The woman keeps shouting, "Stop hitting me! Help! Help!"

Although the image wasn't very clear, Jiang Rourou recognized her at a glance—it was her good older sister, Nan Wu.

She was overjoyed to see Nan Wu suffer inhuman torment.

Nanwu, Nanwu, weren't you so arrogant? Weren't you so powerful? Why don't you run away then?

This time, I'll make sure you never come back!
"I brought the money with me, so why are you treating my sister like this?" Jiang Rourou said, feigning concern.

"Alright, alright, stop talking nonsense, hurry up and get the box!" the leader of the thugs urged impatiently.

Seeing that his underling had received the box, the leader added, "As for your sister..."

"No rush, no rush, you can release them anytime!" Jiang Rourou quickly said.

"Ok?"

"Well, what I mean is, you've already taken the money, so I believe you'll keep your word and release them sooner or later, right?" Jiang Rourou said with a smile, but she was already calculating in her heart.

Every second that was delayed meant one more danger for Nan Wu.

She was hoping these thugs would back out and kill Nan Wu; as long as Nan Wu didn't come back, she didn't care what happened.

"Wait!"

Just as Jiang Rourou was about to leave, her underlings suddenly surrounded her and stopped her.

The leader flipped the box over, yelling, "Damn it! It's all empty, only a few tens of thousands of yuan! You dare to mess with me?"

Jiang Rourou retreated step by step in fear, shrinking her neck. "I... my family can only raise this much money for now. We don't have any more. Besides, do you think we'll give you whatever amount you want? Who do you think you are? Who knows if you'll release them after you get the money? Anyway, you're not going to release them. Our money didn't grow on trees, so we're not stupid enough to give it all to you!"

Jiang Rourou added fuel to the fire, "And another thing, giving you tens of thousands of yuan is already doing you a favor. Tens of thousands of yuan is enough for you to live it up for a while, don't be ungrateful! Hurry up and take the money and leave, otherwise you won't get a single penny!" The leader of the thugs said fiercely, "Aren't you afraid we'll kill you?"

Jiang Rourou was waiting to hear those words!

"Human life is in the hands of fate. If my sister knew how much money she had made for the Nan family, she would be very pleased. On the contrary, who knows if you will regret giving all the money to us? Don't treat us like suckers! Oh, by the way, I've already called the police when I came here. If nothing unexpected happens, the police will be here within five minutes. You can all just wait to go to jail. You still want money? In your next life!"

Call the police? No way!
Jiang Rourou said this to provoke them into killing the hostage. If the police really came, wouldn't they be able to rescue Nan Wu?

Jiang Rourou felt her performance was perfect. Not enough money, insults, calling the police—all these combined would drive any kidnapper crazy with her revenge hostage.

The mission was completed perfectly, and she was preparing to leave when, unexpectedly, things took a turn for the worse.

"Hey guys, tie this chick up!"

"Yes!"

"Hey, hey, I'm innocent! The person you're going to kill is Nan Wu, why are you tying me up? Let me go, let me go... Ugh..."

Jiang Rourou's mouth was stuffed with a wad of cloth.

The ringleader: "Stop making so much noise, take him away!"

Jiang Rourou's eyes widened. No matter how much she struggled, she could only resign herself to being dragged into a car.

She felt like dying. How could this happen?
Watching Jiang Rourou struggle and cry in the video, Nan Wu rubbed her temples, feeling speechless.

This fool, thinking he was so clever, tried to harm others but ended up getting himself into trouble. He deserved it!

"It seems your younger sister doesn't want to get along with you!"

Xiao Shen gently swirled his wine glass, his voice magnetic and mellow like a century-old wine, intoxicating.

Nan Wu shrugged and smiled, indifferent. "I'm used to it!"

The man hooked his long arm around Nan Wu, and she fell onto his lap. His large hand roamed intimately over her slender waist. "What should we do? Should I take care of her too?"

Nan family.

Nan Dongxue and Jiang Xue waited patiently at home for news.

Nan Dongxue: Why hasn't Xiao Wu come back yet?

Jiang Xue: Why hasn't Rou Rou come back yet?

"Miss, you are back!"

Upon hearing the maid's voice, the two people on the sofa immediately stood up.

"Xiaowu, you're finally back? Are you alright? Are you hurt anywhere? Oh dear, you scared us to death! What would your dad and I have done if something had happened to you? Thank goodness, thank God!"

Jiang Xue put on the act of a loving wife and mother, her words revealing her concern for Nan Wu.

Nan Dongxue's old face was grim. "You brat, do you know how much money I spent this time? The Nan family is in dire financial straits right now. How much risk did I take to save you? You're really something, managing to get yourself into this mess. Now look what happened, the money's gone, you've made a fool of yourself, and you've offended the Xiao family... You..."

Nan Dongxue was heartbroken and so angry that he almost fainted.

Jiang Xue helped him up, "Alright, alright, nothing is more important than Xiao Wu. No matter what, the fact that Xiao Wu is back safe and sound is the greatest comfort to us. Money can be earned back!"

Nan Dongxue slumped onto the sofa to catch his breath, then pointed at Nan Wu and demanded, "Tell me the truth, what exactly happened? Why did they target you instead of kidnapping someone else? Did you secretly do something shady behind my back?"

(End of this chapter)